Knights Of Columbus Uses Social Media To Launch Prayer Campaign For The Pope

Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in 600 years, will step down from the papacy on February 28, so Catholic groups are launching prayer campaigns for a successful papal transition.

The Knights of Columbus (KofC), the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization, asks all Catholics to pray every day for the church and Pope Benedict XVI, as he leaves his post and the cardinals choose a new pope during the conclave.

The prayer campaign follows the public request of Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday for prayers for his health, his successor, and the Catholic Church.